Few parks or trails are on the map in San Martin
29% of residents live within a half mile of a park. 1.1 miles of mapped trail cross San Martin, 0.1 per square mile of land. 1% of San Martin’s land is conserved, about 100 acres.
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns · #792 of 847 in California. What drives it
How much outdoors does San Martin have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, San Martin is ahead of 14% of U.S. towns, #792 of 847 in California. All four inputs are below most U.S. towns; conserved land comes closest.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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100 conserved acres
1% of San Martin’s land. Who manages San Martin’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 99 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. The walks above are places people visit.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coyote Lake-Harvey Bear Ranch County Park Local Park | County | 1 | Open |
4 places to go in San Martin
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
4 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
1 named trail and 2 lakes & rivers
0.0 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in San Martin: April to August
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.9 | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.6 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.6 |
| High (°F) | 60 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 67 | 60 |
| Rain (in) | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 4.1 |
July is the driest month (under 0.1 in) and August the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.6 inches fall in January, the wettest month. The climate in San Martin →
San Martin and its neighbors
San Martin has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Martin | 1% | 0.1 | under 1 | 29% | D |
| Morgan Hill | 7% | 0.8 | 15 | 99% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in San Martin
How much of San Martin is conserved land?
1% of its land, against a typical 4% for a California town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near San Martin?
70,723 acres of parks and open public land lie inside San Martin or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), almost none of it inside the town line.
How much outdoors does San Martin have?
Ahead of 14% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #792 of 847 in California. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from San Martin neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →